Hasn't the predominant effect of Title IX been to eliminate less popular men's sports programs in order to achieve parity with women who simply have less interest in such things?
Is it possible for a Demonrat to speak without lying?
Theoretically, but since Zell Miller left politics, it hasn't been observed.
Wrestling programs have been particularly had hit by the Title IX cuts because wrestling teams have large numbers and make an easy target for cuts to balance the numbers.
On the other hand, schools all over the country have been starting women's crew teams, despite the fact that they have to recruit members because there is little interest in the sport on campus.
Title IX has destroyed men's track and field, baseball, wrestling and gymnastics. The fact is that most college athletic programs are paid for (sustained financially) by men's football and basketball. For example, baseball teams, often with a roster of 25 or 30 players, are limited to 10.7 scholarships, which are divided as many as 5 ways each. The main reason is that with parity in scholarships, the 85 scholarships alloted to football eat up many of the available scholarships for men. After subtracting 12 for basketball, there aren't that many left to go around for the other sports. However, football and men's basketball are the main revenue-producing sports, both in ticket sales and donations. The lack of scholarships in track and field and the other men's minor sports has seriously affected the US Olympics men's team performance compared to pre-Title IX. For example, the high water mark for the USA in wrestling occurred in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
They think we are stupid. That's why they lie to us.
Yes, but allow me to add additional context - "less popular" refers to those sports that have fewer numbers in relation to other men’s sports. It has nothing to do with being less or possibly even more popular than the largest women’s sports at any given school. The result is that in spite of little or no interest, many and varied women’s sports are offered to drive up the numbers, while various men’s sports, regardless of interest level, are eliminated to "balance" the numbers. Basically, the guys get screwed because they are guys.
Is it possible for a Demonrat to speak without lying?
Apparently, no.